On this date in 1980, the temperature soared to a calendar-day record 101 degrees. The hot day was part of a 14-day streak with highs of 90 or higher that ended on Sept. 6, the longest such stretch so late in a year on record. That month featured 14 90-degree days and ranked as the third hottest September on record. And that year racked up 67 90-degree days, tied with 2010 for the most on record.
Here are other notables from the day:
- Average high: 85
- Average low: 68
- Record high: 101 (1980)
- Record low: 50 (1895)
- Record rainfall: 2.47 inches (1926)
